ANOTHER PAST PRESIDENT DIED!

Dear Friends,

We received the news of the demise of Dr Raul Cantella, former President of the Catholic Medical Association of Peru with a mixture of sadness and joy. Sadness because we have lost a dear friend who has served Church with great distinction and joy because of certainty of salvation. Although as Chistians we treasure life, we at the same time we look forward with joy to the day when we are called to be with God our Father in heaven. We look forward with certainty to the rewards promised in 1 Corinthians 2:9 to those who have loved him. We are sure Dr Raul will be with our father in heaven.

Ding the tenure of our Presidency, many distinguished colleagues including 2 past Presidents of FIAMC Dr Gino Papola (USA) and Dr Paddy Linehan (UK) were called to their eternal reward. Today as we celebrate the life of Dr Raul we also remember and pray for the repose of the souls of our departed friends.

We where happy to learn from Cardinal Oswald Gracias recently that one of the past Presidents of FIAMC, Dr Chicot Vas (India) is well. We are glad to inform you that two past Presidents, Dr Gian Luigi Gigli (Italy) and Dr Walter Osswald (Portugal) are still active in FIAMC and promoting the “Culture of Life”. They deserve our utmost respect for their time, dedication and passion promoting the work of Catholic doctors. The future of FIAMC looks promising as the Holy See has accepted Dr John Lee (Singapore) and Dr Ermanno Pavesi (Switzerland) as candidates for President to be elected at the 24th FIAMC Congress to be held in Manila from Oct 1 to 4, 2014.

Eternal rest grant onto our friends who have been called to Jesus and may eternal light shine upon them.